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. >> that's true in places like tunisia and egypt and libya, syria, this is not risking getting pepper spray order tear gassed only but risking livelihood and live and death. >> there's a difference of what happens in the west and the east and we'll get to that but everybody is taking risks and the folks there are risking their lives to have governments like we have here which the people here are protest whh is is one of the ironies of this t also one of the this that connects them both. >> charlie: when someone suggests oyou thought of this as the ultimate choice say like kurt said, did it overwhelm you where you cannot think of anything else. >> we start thinking about this halfway through the year and at the halfway point of the year we were talking about the arab spring and how revolutionary that was and how world historical that was buts it became contagious as this idea spread to europe and elsewhere in the middle east it seemed to me a much larger phenomenon of people fed up and frustrad b also people who want more democracy in the arab world they want democracy, here they want
. >> that's true in places like tunisia and egypt and libya, syria, this is not risking getting pepper spray order tear gassed only but risking livelihood and live and death. >> there's a difference of what happens in the west and the east and we'll get to that but everybody is taking risks and the folks there are risking their lives to have governments like we have here which the people here are protest whh is is one of the ironies of this t also one of the this that connects them...
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the head of the arab league observers mission in syria has described the situation in the rest of city of homs as being a reassuring so far the flashpoint city was a monetarist first stop to investigate the government's response to the anti regime on arrest the arrival was met by a massive demonstration with tens of thousands demanding international protection but there are some doubts that the mission can bring positive results the final report will be a pretty much preordained conclusion that there will be findings that the assad government is not doing enough to to listen to the concerns of its citizens but personally i'm not sure what these more ridiculous about this story be the idea that the the autocratic focus of the arab league states are going to presume to pronounce on the democratic leanings of the syrian government to work with the international community is supposed to take what they see with any sort of moral authority but clearly these are not people in a position to be lecturing on this but but i think as i say i think the report has been pretty much preordained and i
the head of the arab league observers mission in syria has described the situation in the rest of city of homs as being a reassuring so far the flashpoint city was a monetarist first stop to investigate the government's response to the anti regime on arrest the arrival was met by a massive demonstration with tens of thousands demanding international protection but there are some doubts that the mission can bring positive results the final report will be a pretty much preordained conclusion that...
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take up they have suspended syria from membership. -- >> they have suspended syria from membership, and they have imposed sanctions. they're not only the sanctions against members of the regime, but there are sanctions against the central bank of syria, which means --[inaudible] >> travel for diplomats and such. they go pretty far. do sanctions ever work? there are evidence that has limited defense. coming outab league so dramatically and forcefully against one of their own -- that is a big step. >> the symbol is not the gesture. the functions, levitan will not respect the sub -- 11 on will not respect the sanctions. iran will not respect the sanctions. -- lebanon will not respect the sanctions. it will be the single. the condemnation will not be. >> let's talk about the united states and how the obama administration has handled this walking on a tight rope. in egypt, a close relationship of many years, and look at egypt's relationship with israel. that is on the table. support of the military over all of these years. yemen -- we are worried about al qaeda in yemen. the united states is
take up they have suspended syria from membership. -- >> they have suspended syria from membership, and they have imposed sanctions. they're not only the sanctions against members of the regime, but there are sanctions against the central bank of syria, which means --[inaudible] >> travel for diplomats and such. they go pretty far. do sanctions ever work? there are evidence that has limited defense. coming outab league so dramatically and forcefully against one of their own -- that...
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and did not forget syria, a sock's power appears to be weakening. the arab spring is far from over, even in tunisia. we went back to where it all began and found that life there is still not easy. >> the day begins in a typically tunisia and way, with demonstrators blocking a road. the demonstrators are taxi drivers, protesting agains corruption among civil servants at their local authority. they say is impossible to get a taxi license without paying bribes to officials, and they are furious. >> my son is unemployed, and my wife is seriously ill. i have been through so much, and the one has to pay bribes to more bribes, to get our licenses. -- if they want us to pay bribes. >> the police arrive and end the blockade, for now. and we can continue our journey. this is our first impression of the public mood at the moment in tunisia. some 250 kilometers south of the capital tunsi, it was here exactly one year ago that a young educated man, mohammed bouazizi, set fire to himself to protest against local corruption and the lack of jobs aspects -- prospect
and did not forget syria, a sock's power appears to be weakening. the arab spring is far from over, even in tunisia. we went back to where it all began and found that life there is still not easy. >> the day begins in a typically tunisia and way, with demonstrators blocking a road. the demonstrators are taxi drivers, protesting agains corruption among civil servants at their local authority. they say is impossible to get a taxi license without paying bribes to officials, and they are...
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cooperate this doesn't mean there needs to be outside interference because syria is an arab country a member of the air. so we don't see that the league acted as an outside force towards syria and that opinion is shared by all the arab nations but there are concerns as well we see human rights violations in syria and if the authorities that bear full responsibility for those violations such negligence is unacceptable this is not the position of just one state and we all agree here that we cannot accept what's happening in syria and. that last week you matt with the comedian foreign affairs of the french national assembly you spoke about political and economic reforms in algeria but many old syrians say that this is an internal matter and there was no reason to report to france what do you say to their. france is our major partner there are many algerians living in france we protect their rights and keep in touch with them through official government channels in france three days before the trip we met with the members of our high council estate where we discussed all of these issues
cooperate this doesn't mean there needs to be outside interference because syria is an arab country a member of the air. so we don't see that the league acted as an outside force towards syria and that opinion is shared by all the arab nations but there are concerns as well we see human rights violations in syria and if the authorities that bear full responsibility for those violations such negligence is unacceptable this is not the position of just one state and we all agree here that we...
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there was a smaller group of exiled iraqis, but i did take that position on syria and egypt, and you are with a situation where you have people fighting for the very values we say we are standing for, and you say we will not help you because that would mean our betraying our values of not wanting to kill, we fought for our own liberty. i agree that you have to understand how serious the decision is, and i think for the united states to say that we will not use force in defense of our values or to support others carrying our values -- >> i think america's values are kind of twisted, those of us that live in the country, there's not one single thread of value that we can wrap ourselves around. there's a little bit of hypocrisy when we talk about american values when you look at what happens across the world in the things we have done in the name of our values. the moral stand that you want to take and maybe mr. hitchens wanted to take -- >> you mean there are not values we stand for -- >> i think we're hypocritical. we pick and choose. we talk about what about sudan and somalia, and al
there was a smaller group of exiled iraqis, but i did take that position on syria and egypt, and you are with a situation where you have people fighting for the very values we say we are standing for, and you say we will not help you because that would mean our betraying our values of not wanting to kill, we fought for our own liberty. i agree that you have to understand how serious the decision is, and i think for the united states to say that we will not use force in defense of our values or...
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my welcome to this is awesome line from moscow russia is defending its trough un resolution on syria while the u.s. and its allies want the text changed but moscow is confident it strong op of balanced approach to solving the crisis with a draft condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for the final stop while ruling out foreign intervention and sanctions the u.s. wants the blame for the bloodshed put on damascus it also won't acknowledge that the opposition is armed despite a legion of honor defectors came from fighting to bring down the regime more than five thousand civilians are thought to have been killed in syria since bob's asia times economist pepe escobar thinks the west is looking to soften up the country before making its me what's interesting is what the u.s. and nato countries consider and accept an acceptable is that the syrian government cannot fight an armed insurgency in their own territory the free syrian army they're getting weapons smuggled from the middle east to the borders in turkey i mean jordan as well this has been already proved then about the u.n
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what has been called the arab spring what is european or russia's position in relation to dance in syria in the arab world as a whole. our opinion is based on mutual trust between our two countries on common vision concerning events in the world and on mutual respect for the principles of each of the sides first of all i'm talking about the principles of non interference in the internal affairs of third countries the principle of long term cooperation and the right of states to change the order within their own territories but not within the territory of other countries i believe russia's stance is serious and well thought out it's identical to the stance taken by algeria we're proud to share similar views but especially in relation to the arab spring. some experts see that old jiri didn't welcome the arab revolutions that it's taking episode which is closer to that of other arab regimes. algeria didn't welcome those revolutions that went beyond the borders of the countries where they began we didn't exporter the algerian revolution and we don't seek to spread the principles of the alger
what has been called the arab spring what is european or russia's position in relation to dance in syria in the arab world as a whole. our opinion is based on mutual trust between our two countries on common vision concerning events in the world and on mutual respect for the principles of each of the sides first of all i'm talking about the principles of non interference in the internal affairs of third countries the principle of long term cooperation and the right of states to change the order...
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to keep with syria's most dangerous situation that you have an. incipient civil war but it's also as a as a religious civil and sudanese and shiites are the white citizens in syria and if we go back to what happened in libya we saw how the gulf monarchies qatar and so on funded and propagandized on the help of the anti gadhafi forces but they're also very much involved in syria syria and i think there is the danger now that you could see external forces wanting to rewrite their vision not over a democratic middle east but on a theocratic middle east and in a way the west has talked about promoting democracy rights but it's callous states in the gulf who are. absolute on the peace. and whose concern for civil rights of minority rights are very limited and so the danger is that we will see a religious civil war spreading from syria into lebanon but also including iraq where of course the shiite led government is at the moment in a very sharp. crisis music. sunni minority so i'm afraid we could see it as the new year comes in syria becoming the cente
to keep with syria's most dangerous situation that you have an. incipient civil war but it's also as a as a religious civil and sudanese and shiites are the white citizens in syria and if we go back to what happened in libya we saw how the gulf monarchies qatar and so on funded and propagandized on the help of the anti gadhafi forces but they're also very much involved in syria syria and i think there is the danger now that you could see external forces wanting to rewrite their vision not over...
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security council on syria demanding but the assad regime and the opposition and the violence and begin dialogue whether rooting out elaborating out foreign intervention or sanctions but as you want us and its allies once the russian motion amended seeks to put the blame for the bloodshed on the democracy authorities alone thousands of i mean defect is claiming to be fighting to bring down the assad regime. this is still to come on the program a soldier's bravery or betrayal point out as the latest on the us army private accused of passing military secrets to the whistle blowing web site we could leaks with his supporters seeing him i think he wrote a note to trade and. the russian build a rocket successfully launches from to european space french grey on a place journey to the stars of the world. because after president nursultan nazarbayev has announced a curfew in a town in the west to the asian or asian a country where riots on friday left at least eleven people dead and he also said this iteration is now under control then rest was initiated by a group of striking oil workers durin
security council on syria demanding but the assad regime and the opposition and the violence and begin dialogue whether rooting out elaborating out foreign intervention or sanctions but as you want us and its allies once the russian motion amended seeks to put the blame for the bloodshed on the democracy authorities alone thousands of i mean defect is claiming to be fighting to bring down the assad regime. this is still to come on the program a soldier's bravery or betrayal point out as the...
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so if more people have been killed across syria to moments damascus international observers tokenize ation is threatening to turn to the u.n. security council for action if they request is if you it comes as russia has put forward and new drawn for a solution to the u.n. security council on syria most is demanding by the assad regime the opposition and thereby they send a big and domino routing out for intervention on sanctions but the u.s. and its allies on the russian motion amended and seek to put the blame for the bloodshed on the damascus authorities alone that's despite thousands of defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the assad regime. still to come a program a soldier's bravery or betrayal find out the latest on the last on the private accused of passing military secrets to the whistle blowing web site keeps its supporters same him as a hero to traitor. the russian built a rocket successfully little interest from the european spaceport in french radio and a look at what his journey to the stars means of the. president . has announced a few in a town in the west of
so if more people have been killed across syria to moments damascus international observers tokenize ation is threatening to turn to the u.n. security council for action if they request is if you it comes as russia has put forward and new drawn for a solution to the u.n. security council on syria most is demanding by the assad regime the opposition and thereby they send a big and domino routing out for intervention on sanctions but the u.s. and its allies on the russian motion amended and seek...
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iraq, syria and egypt. they have no influence at the moment that leaves the free content is saudi arabia cut iran and turkey and these are the only arab countries. in many ways, this saturday's see themselves staring match in a do or die confrontation with the rain and. also think kerry and, nuclear. they see the emergence of the new iraqi state as a major commit major loss of the strategic position. they represent the fact he is in our country along with the shia prime minister and has occurred for president. and by contrast, dave may take some, as we heard from david come to some great relief in the fact that he ran mean friend, if you want, ally of syria is in deep trouble and is about the regime may collapse. and with it of course that would be a serious blow not just to iran and syria, but with respect to hezbollah which has been iran's great arm for both deterrence and punishment for anyone they do not like. so both interior in iraq, you can look at turks may be as a potential balance. it is ruled by
iraq, syria and egypt. they have no influence at the moment that leaves the free content is saudi arabia cut iran and turkey and these are the only arab countries. in many ways, this saturday's see themselves staring match in a do or die confrontation with the rain and. also think kerry and, nuclear. they see the emergence of the new iraqi state as a major commit major loss of the strategic position. they represent the fact he is in our country along with the shia prime minister and has...
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resolution on syria while the u.s. and its allies want the text changed but moscow is confident it's drawn up a balanced approach to solving the crisis the draft condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for the violence to stop while grilling out foreign intervention and sanctions the u.s. once the blame for the bloodshed on damascus but also notice that your position is that despite a legion of army defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the regime in five thousand civilians are thought to have been killed in syria since march but asia times columnist thinks the west is looking to soften up the country before making its move. what saves or stay is what the u.s. and nato countries go sit there and accept an acceptable is that the syrian government cannot fight an armed insurgency in their own territory the free syrian army they're getting weapons smuggled from the middle east to the borders in turkey any in jordan as well this has been already proved then about the un figures a lot of people are seri
resolution on syria while the u.s. and its allies want the text changed but moscow is confident it's drawn up a balanced approach to solving the crisis the draft condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for the violence to stop while grilling out foreign intervention and sanctions the u.s. once the blame for the bloodshed on damascus but also notice that your position is that despite a legion of army defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the regime in five thousand civilians...
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the authorities in tunisia unleashing public frie over corruption and poverty which led to the hour syria's president ben ali a wave of revolt spread to other countries and the arab spring was born. today a monument stands to his sacrifice in his hometown a city there's a widespread belief however that the changes in tunisia and they're. very few things to upgrade the school two hundred families with disabled children and some jobs but no one wants to listen to the people haven't got money thing those who came from abroad and reaped all the benefits they're all in the new government but the simple folk are left with nothing. but the tunisian revolution was led by young people demanding freedom of speech and greater presentation but the voice of youth according to some has been silenced. like the new government is comprised of the elderly that shows what kind of new tunisia we're talking about the main problem is the political parties which haven't given a chance to the young people who gave their lives and blood for the revolution the western media has hailed the delusion evolution as the b
the authorities in tunisia unleashing public frie over corruption and poverty which led to the hour syria's president ben ali a wave of revolt spread to other countries and the arab spring was born. today a monument stands to his sacrifice in his hometown a city there's a widespread belief however that the changes in tunisia and they're. very few things to upgrade the school two hundred families with disabled children and some jobs but no one wants to listen to the people haven't got money...
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and major opposition marches are being held in syria with activists suggesting more than thirty people have been killed across the country on friday alone some critics are dismissing the report saying it's hard to verify them . just ahead cross-talk tackles the pivotal events of twenty eleven. little. hello. kitty. started. to. flow in welcome across town people a little bit to mulch it was the year of two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could have expected we witnessed the rise of people power on a global scale the passage of some of the greatest minds of our time and the death of ruthless dictators and as the year ends the health of the geopolitical order and economy are in doubt. it'll take a. little. to cross out the major events that took place in two thousand and eleven i'm joined by mark levine in nashville he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a talk radio host in milwaukee we have jeffrey summers he's an associate professor of political economy at the university of wisconsin milwaukee and in irvine we cross to mark divin
and major opposition marches are being held in syria with activists suggesting more than thirty people have been killed across the country on friday alone some critics are dismissing the report saying it's hard to verify them . just ahead cross-talk tackles the pivotal events of twenty eleven. little. hello. kitty. started. to. flow in welcome across town people a little bit to mulch it was the year of two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could have expected we...
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security council for action it comes as russia is speaking up for its un resolution on syria in the face of attempts by the u.s. and its allies to see the text of the changed but moscow insists it's drawn up a balanced approach to solving the crisis the draft condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for the violence to stop while ruling out foreign intervention and sanctions but washington wants the blame for the bloodshed put on the damascus authorities alone it also will acknowledge that the opposition is armed despite thousands of army defectors claiming to be fighting to bring down the regime. coming up in the program a soldier's bravery all betrayal we'll find out the latest on the u.s. army private accused of passing military secrets to the whistleblower website wiki leaks but his supporters seeing it was a hero and not a traitor also. all goes well as a russian built rocket successfully launches from the european space port of french guyana we'll look at what this journey to the stars means now for the world. president nursultan nazarbayev has announced a curfew in a tow
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well of course the we how far reign we have to get in and we have syria all of these countries are also going through an extremely difficult situation right now. in fact russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said there is an all out civil war going on in yemen there were clashes between the protesters and police today in bahrain and we always get the same reports from syria with the rumored thousands of people supposedly killed in clashes with the government's hopefully the situation those countries will soon unravel in a different way with less bloodshed with less violence and hopefully the year two thousand and twelve will be happy one for them as well as for the entire region. exactly artie's the ridiculous could live from the egyptian capital the thank you ever so much color of course set to ring in the new year just want to two hours off to moscow. to go. but we have some news just in for you in fact with new year's eve u.s. president barack obama has signed into law the latest round of tough sanctions against iran this is something we've been talking about the past couple of days
well of course the we how far reign we have to get in and we have syria all of these countries are also going through an extremely difficult situation right now. in fact russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said there is an all out civil war going on in yemen there were clashes between the protesters and police today in bahrain and we always get the same reports from syria with the rumored thousands of people supposedly killed in clashes with the government's hopefully the situation those...
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it's being held in syria with activists suggesting more than thirty have been killed across the country this on friday alone but some critics are dismissing the reports saying it's hard to verify that. part my colleague kevin owen is here in half an hour's time but for now people of else cross-talk attacks the pivotal events of two thousand and eleven thank you for watching. the world live. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the huge earth covered. and you can. still. blow in welcome the crosstalk i'm peter a little bit to mulch it was here of two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could have expected we witnessed the rise of people power on a global scale the passage of some of the greatest minds of our time and the death of ruthless dictators and as the year ends the health of the geopolitical order and economy are in doubt. place you can. start. to cross out the major events that took place in two thousand and eleven i'm joined by mark levine in nashville he's a senior fellow with the truman national security p
it's being held in syria with activists suggesting more than thirty have been killed across the country this on friday alone but some critics are dismissing the reports saying it's hard to verify that. part my colleague kevin owen is here in half an hour's time but for now people of else cross-talk attacks the pivotal events of two thousand and eleven thank you for watching. the world live. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the huge earth...